Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-10-08
A BIG SHUT OUT
WHEELING DOWNS ANOTHER PITTSBURG
CLUB IN GREAT SHAPE.
The Athletics Fail 10 Make Any Scores, Being
Unable to Hit Morrison, While the Wheeling
Boys Bat Like Bully Fellows.

Yesterday afternoons base ball game Oh
the Island Park, between the home team
and East End Athletics, Of Pittsburg, was
q one-sided affair in every respect, and the
visitors did not succeed in putting a single
man over the plate. 1t was expected that
they would be here yesterday morning, but
foI some reason they did not come and the
report got out that they would not be here,
which kept a great many people away from
the game.
The crowd was a fair one, however, and
it was compelled to wait until about 4
o'clock, for the Athletics did not arrive
until 3:45 on the Pan Handle. They were
Immediately driven to the grounds and tine
game wa started oil.
Morrison and Westlake occupied the
points for the home team. Morrison
pitched a fine game and Westlake sup
ported him in great style. The balance
of the support was also good. Blair, for
merly of the Mansfeds, pitched for the
visitors, and the home club hit him freely.
1t was expected to have Lauer, formerly
of GAINESVILLE, to catch, but his hand was
in bad condition, and he did not ONE
The Athletics are a fine looking set of
boys and play very good ball, but they
couldn't bat Morrison, who struck them
out right and left. The visitors would
have scored in the second had not White
made a fine one-handed stop of q
high thrown ball. Only two or
three of the Athletics got as far as third,
and all the scoring was done by Wheeling.
The game opened with Crogan at bat
and he was retired at first. Dunn fol-
lowed in the same manner Nichol hit
to short and got first on his error, third
on Nicholson's safe to centre, and scored
on Whites short hit, which advanced
Nicholson to third, he scoring on a passed
ball. George Westlake's hit to short
then retired the team.
In the second Carney Westlake tapped
out q fine three-bagger and went home on
a wild pitch. Speidel flied out to right.
Morrison hit safe, took third on Crogan's
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Dunn's safe to center, on which Crogan
also scored. Nichol hit to short and Dunn
was retired at second. Nichol then stole
second and third and went home on Mich
olson's three-bagger. The side was then
retired by Whites fly out to centre.
In the third George Westlake hit safe to
left. Carney Westlake hit safe, and the
former was taken home by Eckles' tumble
Of Speidel's grOunder, which gave Speidel
second and Carney third. Morrison and
Crogan died at first, and Carney Westlake
stole home. Speidel scored on a passed
ball and Dunn retired at first.
Wheeling goose-egged along with the
visitors in the fourth. In the fifth they
pulled up again. Carney Westlake died
at first, Speidel hit safe to centre and Nor
rison got first on Blair's tumble of his hot
one. Crogan retired at first, giving Speidel
third, and he then scored OF a passed ball.
Dunn's safe hit scored Morrison, and he
went home on Nicholson's hit to second.
Whites safe and a wild throw then took
Nicholson over the plate. White died in
trying to steal third.
Iu the sixth George Westlake flied out
to right. Carney Westlake pounded a two
Dagger, and got third by Speidel getting a
life on McShannic's bad throw to first.
Carney scored on Morrison's fly out to
second, and a bad throw. Speidel took
third and scored on a passed ball. Crogan
retired the side by striking but.
In the seventh Dunn and Nichol hit
safe, Nicholson died at first, and Whites
safe hit scored Dunn and Nichol. Eckles
fumbled George Westlake's hit. But a
neat double play by McShannic to Swift to
Gumbert retired the side. When the
Athletics had retired the game wa called
on account of darkness. Following is the
score in detail;